Roger Federer withdraws from Tokyo Olympics after setback with surgically-repaired knee
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After a lopsided loss to Hubert Hurkacz in the quarterfinals, Federer was non-committal about his plans to play both in the short- and long-term.
Federer’s withdrawal continues a trend of top men’s players who announced they will not go to Tokyo, including Rafael Nadal, Dominic Thiem and Denis Shapovalov. After winning Wimbledon to complete the third leg of the calendar year Grand Slam on Sunday, No. 1 Novak Djokovic said he was 50-50 on the Olympics, citing no fans being able to attend and the significant restrictions in Tokyo due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
On the women’s side, No. 4 Sofia Kenin, No. 5 Bianca Andreescu and No. 16 Serena Williams have already pulled out of Tokyo.